Expecting the unexpected is the first step. 'Stuff' Happens! And when it happens during your presentation, the effect could be the audience won't GET IT!. Having your audience GET IT! is the goal of all communication; written, spoken or visual. First: Have a list: 'What to Double-Check and What Could Go Read More
Presentation Tips
The List!
Tips to Reduce The Fear of Public Speaking
Here are tips you can use - NOW to Reduce the Fear of Public Speaking! 'Flip'thru the pages for ideas that really work! Open Publication Read More
The Screen is BLANK on PURPOSE.
Don’t Forget the ‘B’ Button!
It's BLANK for a Very Good Reason! The ‘B’ Button is one of the most powerful features in PowerPoint / Keynote software. When in presentation mode, pressing the ‘B’ Button makes the screen go blank. Blank, in this case, means completely Black. Use it to enhance your presentation. Blanking the slide immediately Read More
A Speaker’s Template – SEE The BIG PICTURE
Use this Speaker's Template to Develop, Practice and Deliver Your Presentation This Speaker's Template gives you the Big Picture. Your entire speech is on a single page. It's a great visual to 'See' how the Content of a Speech should be constructed and Read More
When You Speak,
Don’t Jingle or Deliver Other Distractions!
When You Speak "Did you ever spend a lot of time on a ship?" That was the question I asked the speaker I was evaluating at a Toastmaster Meeting. The reason I asked, was that Michael, the person I was critiquing, possessed the habit of rocking from side to side during his speech. He wasn't aware of it, but it was so Read More
Lessons from a Street Performer – Great Delivery!
This one was O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G! I was in Boston last week and had an opportunity to do some sightseeing. Around the famous Faneuil Hall Marketplace there were several street performers. They're mostly very good. One was O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G! The Content of his performance was juggling. The Great Delivery Read More
Be ‘The Man in the Arena’!
TR’s Famous Speech – A Great Lesson!
Be In the Arena - Not in the Crowd! So you give your speech and stumble - BIG DEAL! Remember what TR said . . . It’s been a bit over 100 years since President Teddy Roosevelt gave his ‘Arena Speech’, but the message rings as true today as it did then. The essence of that quote, from the longer talk Roosevelt Read More
The ‘Show-Before-The-Show’
Warms up the Audience Before the Emcee Speaks!
This does it for me. It warms up the audience! What do You do? This Slide Show and Music will be playing when people enter the room I'll be speaking in. What effect do you think it has on them? My thoughts are that it reminds many of them why they chose to attend. It preps them for the information I'm going to Read More
I Get Presentations Ideas,
But Forget Them!
Use a Digital Recorder to Capture those thoughts 'In the Moment!' None of us have the great memories we wish we had. We're exercising, walking, driving or maybe just sitting at a coffee shop and an idea for a speech, or a story to make a point in one, comes to us. We don't have a pen or paper handy, but we mentally Read More
Name Tags
Insist on Them For EVERYONE!
Do YOU always remember people's names? I don't, and bet you don't either! All of us have had this experience: You're at a networking event, business show or merely shopping in the grocery store and spot someone you 'know'. You 'know' them, but at that moment, have a brain cramp, and can't recall their name. Then, Read More